REVIEW FOR ONE PIECE MOVIE STRONG WORLD

One Piece Movie: Strong World
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 250 Mins
Audio: English & Japanese: DD 5.1
Release Date: 30/6/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

So far we've got some cool box sets, but now we get the full length movie to enjoy. Strong World opens with Luffy and co setting a course for home and more peaceful waters, but something gets in their way when Golden Lion Shiki disturbs their path and makes his demands. 

CELEBRATING 75 YEARS: JAPAN'S JOURNEY TO OZ

Oz no Mahotsukai (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)

Celebrating 75 years The Wizard of Oz came out on the big screen,  I thought it would be interesting to take a trip back in time to the eighties when hair was big and anime was relatively new to Europe.

BOOK REVIEW: BUYING A FISHING ROD FOR MY GRANDFATHER

Title: Buying a Fishing Rod for my Grandfather
Pages: 144
Publisher: Harper/Perennial
Available: Amazon, Kindle
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/Buying-Fishing-Rod-My-Grandfather/dp/0060575565
Rating: 3/5 


Translated from the Chinese by Mabel Lee

Being the first ever winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in China, Gao Xingjian has composed a list of short stories that have never been published before in English - until now.

PRESS RELEASE FOR 13 SINS

13 Sins 

 

On DVD from Monday 30th June 2014

Fast sell:

From the director of ‘The Last Exorcism’ and executive producer Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity; Insidious) comes a deeply twisted and terrifying game show of sinister proportions where you don’t play the game; it plays you.

PRESS RELEASE FOR GAGARIN: FIRST IN SPACE

Gagarin: First In Space 

On DVD from Monday 23rd June 2014

Fast sell:

An emotional and incredible true story of a man’s determination and struggle to become the first human being to journey into outer space.

PRESS RELEASE FOR WWE BATISTA THE ANIMAL UNLEASHED

[WWE] Batista: The Animal Unleashed 

On DVD & Blu-Ray from Monday 23rd June 2014

The Animal, Batista, was one of the most dominant Superstars of the 21st century, until his abrupt departure from WWE in 2010.

BOOK REVIEW: THE JAPANESE LOVER

Title: The Japanese Lover by Rani Manicka
Pages: 336
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Available: Paperback, Amazon, Kindle
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Japanese-Lover-Rani-Manicka/dp/1444700324
Rating: 5/5 


From the author of The Rice Mother, Rani Manicka tells the tale of a young woman, Parvathi and her reaction when Malaya was invaded by the Japanese. Parvathi, a Hindu woman watches how the Japanese army would commandeer her parents house for their own use and the tragedy it could bring them.

PRESS RELEASE FOR FAIRY TAIL THE MOVIE: PHOENIX PRIESTESS

Fairy Tail The Movie: Phoenix Priestess 

On DVD & Blu-Ray from Monday 28th July 2014

Fast sell:

The world famous Fairy Tail anime embarks on its first feature film in a story that brings all your favourites together for an adventure like no other!

PRESS RELEASE ONE PIECE MOVIE COLLECTION

One Piece Movie Collection 1 (Movies 1-3) 

 

On DVD from Monday 28th July 2014

For the first time ever! Never before available in the UK! Collect One Piece The Movie 1, 2 and 3 before anyone else in the English speaking world.

BOOK REVIEW: NIGHTSHADE

Title: Nightshade: An Only in Tokyo Mystery by Jonelle Patrick
Pages: 390
Publisher: InterMix
Available: Amazon, Kindle
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/Nightshade-Only-Tokyo-Mystery-InterMix-ebook/dp/B007TCDWPC

Rating: 5/5 

Blurb:
First in an all-new series of mysteries that could happen only in Tokyo...

Yumi Hata went to school in the U.S., but now—back in Tokyo, living with her parents and working as an English translator—she no longer fits in with the fiercely traditional Japanese. If not for her friend Rika, Yumi would feel completely isolated, so when Rika is found dead—suspected of jisatsu, taking part in a suicide pact—Yumi is devastated.

PRESS RELEASE FOR JORMUNGAND COMPLETE SEASON 1

Jormungand Complete Season 1 

On DVD & Blu-Ray from Monday 21st July 2014

The series follows Koko Hekmatyar, a young arms dealer who sells weapons under HCLI, an international shipping corporation that secretly deals in the arms trade.

PRESS RELEASE FOR NARUTO SHIPPUDEN BOX SET 18

Naruto Shippuden Box Set 18 

 

On DVD from Monday 21st July 2014

Naruto declares to his friends his intention to take on Sasuke by himself, while the Elders of the Leaf make a serious decision about who will fill the vacant seat of Hokage: Kakashi!

PRESS RELEASE FOR NURA RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN SERIES 2 PART 2

Nura - Rise Of The Yokai Clan Series 2 Part 2 

 

On DVD from Monday 7th July 2014

The Nura Clan faces a new threat: the 88 Demons of Shikoku, led by Inugamigyobu-Tanuki Tamazuki! Tamazuki sets his plan in motion to weaken the Nura Clan by targeting their key source of power-the local deities of Ukiyoe Town.

PRESS RELEASE FOR ONE PIECE MOVIE: STRONG WORLD

One Piece Movie: Strong World 

 

On DVD & Blu-Ray from Monday 30th June 2014

Fast sell:

Join the crew of the Straw Hat Pirates on the high seas for an adventure like no other in this award-winning feature length movie from the world-wide anime phenomenon, One Piece.

REVIEW FOR AESTHETICA OF A ROGUE HERO COMPLETE SERIES

Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero Complete Series
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 300 Mins
Audio: English & Japanese: DD 2.0
Release Date: 16/6/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Being addressed as a knight doesn't really cut it unless you're known as a rogue hero as well, and that is what sir Akatsuki the Brave is, but now that he has killed a dark lord, he thinks others might start looking for a fight. Now he believes it's the right time to leave that world, Alesar and return to his original home. The princess, Miu wants him to stay as she has developed feelings for him, but she can't have it all her way - even if she is royalty. Akatsuki leaves but not empty handed. When he gets to his house in the real world, he has brought back a souvenir of his time there - the dark lord's daughter - and she's not happy about it.

EXOTIC AND EROTIC - THE WORK OF LE PERUGGINE - NEW INTERVIEW!

Exotic and Erotic - An Interview with Artist Team Le Peruggine.
Interview conducted by Sandra Scholes

Known for their unique art style and raunchy looking characters, Le Peruggine have been having their work published for a long time, creating the covers and interior comic artwork for Yaoi Press.

ANIME INFO CARDS: HIGH SCHOOL DXD COLLECTION

High School DXD Collection

Anime: High School DXD

Issei finds himself in the best of predicaments working for a demoness who is as hot as she can get, but soon he sees how many hot girls work with her too.

ANIME INFO CARDS: BLEACH SERIES 13 PART 2

Bleach Series 13 Part 2

While Ichigo's away the Soul Reapers are busy fighting their enemies - the Arrancar, but even as they go through them one by one, Aizen still has his heart set on defeating them and creating the Ogen.

REVIEW FOR BLEACH SERIES 13 PART 2

Bleach Series 13 Part 2
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 250 Mins
Audio: English & Japanese: DD 2.0
Release Date: 9/6/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Shinji and his band of Visards have come on the scene of the great battle between the Soul Reapers and the Arrancars. There are those who are battle weary, while a few are left standing, but still battered. Love, Hachigen, Lisa, and the others have come to help them though Shinji has a score to settle with the former captain Aizen who is currently the leader of the Arrancars.

PRESS RELEASE FOR NURA - RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN SERIES 2 PART 2

Nura - Rise of the Yokai Clan Series 2 Part 2

The Nura Clan faces a new threat: the 88 Demons of Shikoku, led by Inugamigyobu-Tanuki Tamazuki! Tamazuki sets his plan in motion to weaken the Nura Clan by targeting their key source of power-the local deities of Ukiyoe Town.

PRESS RELEASE FOR DRAGONBALL SEASON 2

Dragonball Season 2

The search for the seven magic balls continues! After meeting his match in the World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku embarks on a mission to recover the Four Star Dragon Ball that once belonged to his grandfather.

PRESS RELEASE FOR AESTHETICA OF A ROGUE HERO COMPLETE SERIES

Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero Complete Series

After saving a fairy-tale kingdom, Akatsuki returns to the real world with his prize: Miu, the busty daughter of the defeated Demon King.

PRESS RELEASE FOR BLEACH SERIES 13 PART 2

Bleach Series 13 Part 2

The Soul Reapers form an uneasy alliance with the Visoreds, and the battle against the Espadas resumes. Barragan, the former ruler of Hueco Mundo who was displaced by Aizen, appears to be defeated by the combined efforts of Hachigen and Soi Fon until they discover him forcing open Hachigen's Shiju Saimon barrier.